Collar fastener or clasp



0. N. KELLY.

COLLAR FASTENER 0R CLASP.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-9| 1920.

Patented June 21, 1921.

attorney umreo ORSON N. KELLY, OF DALLAS,'TEXAS.

COLLAR FASTENER on. cmsr.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 21, 1921.

Application filed August 9, 1920. Serial No. 402,459.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ORSON N. KELLY, a citizenof the United States, residing at Dallas, in the county of Dallas andState of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCollar Fasteners or Clasps, of which the following is a specification.

' This invention relates to a arment holder, adapted more particularlyor use in connecting together opposite edges of a soft collar or asa'clasp for other purposes.

It has for its object the provision of a collar fastener which will holdthe flaps of a collar properly spaced from each other and give to thecollar flaps the proper curva ture. It has for a further object thesecure gripping'of the flaps of the collar by the astener to the endthat no undue untidiness will occur. A further object is to produce sucha fastener which will be neat in appearance and in which the grippingmeans will be hidden from view or present a neat ap-- pearance if inview. A still further object is the provision of a clasp or fastenerwhich will effectively hold a collar of delicate or thin fabric afterhaving been used on a collar of thick fabric.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a view of my fastener as applied to a collar,

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of one form of my invention,

F i s. 3, 4, 5 and 6 are similar views of mod' ed forms of theinvention, and

Figs. 7 and 8 are cross sections upon the lines 7-7 and 8-8 of Figs. 5and 6, respectivel a Like letters of reference indicate like parts 1throughout the several figures of the draw- Ihe numeral 10 designatesthe base or body of the fastener and it consists of a curved bodyportion, a stem or neck 11 and two gripping jaws 12, 12, and in the formshown these parts are all stamped from a single piece of metal. Thegripping aws are slightly resilient and they cooperate with the slidinggrip or clamp members 13, 13 n holding the collar flaps in position. The

provision of the neck 11' with gripping jaws substantially parallelingthe portions of the body provides a relatively wide open space or mouthfor the reception of the collar flaps.

The gripping elements 13 are slidably mounted upon the ends of the bodyport1on and when at the limit of their outward movement cooperate withthe ends of the jaw members 12 to grip the collar flaps, but when sl1dinwardly upon the body member to a position opposite the bend ordepressed section 14 of the gripping arm, the clamping or gripping isreleased, and the collar flap permitted to be removed from the fastener.

In order to make a neat appearance, the sl1de member 13 is designed inits gripping position to be at the extremity of the body portion and isheld upon said end by the enlargement thereof, the gripping elementbeing countersunk to receive said end, givmg tothese parts theappearance of being integral.

In the form shown-in Fig. 3 the sections 20 of the body portion and thegripping arms 21, 21, are spaced apart by the neck and converge towardtheir extremities. In this form the gripping element 22 is mounted uponthe gripping jaw instead of upon the body portion, and is provided withan inclined face which coacts with a similar face upon the under surfaceof the body portion to grip the collar flap when moved toward the endpofthe gri ping arm.

In the form 0 the invention shown in Fig. 6 the gripping element 23 isprovided with a roller 24 which rides u on the inner face of thegripping arm 21 an is supported by the U-bar 24', the base of whichengages with the outer face of'the gripping arms, and the legs of whichare provided with apertures into which the trunnions 25, 25, of theroller are mounted. The gripping is accomplished in this form by theroller coming into clamping relationship with the end of the bodyportion in its movement upon the gripping arm toward the end thereof.

In the form of the invention shown in Fig. 5, the ripping element 26 ismounted in a slot 2 in the gripping arm and is formed with ahead 28 anda shoulder 29 to act as guides for the element in the slot. The clampingface 30 is provided by bending the material of the stem. This clampingface 30 coacts with the end of the body portion to grip the collar flapwhen it is moved to its extreme position at the outer end of the slot27. The movement to .grip and release in this form is controlled by thefingers. In inserting the gripping element within the slot the shankthereof is passed through the slot, and the lower end thereof upset toform the shoulders 29.

In the form of the invention shown in Fig. 4 the gripping arm 31 has itsend bent inwardly to form the gripping surface 32. The sliding lockmember 33 is mounted upon the gripping jaw and is designed to be movedIn all forms of the invention where the gripping of the fabric of thecollar flap is sought, the gripping surfaces may be roughened toincrease the clamping action. While the body and clampingjaws have beenshown as made of a single piece of fiat material, it is obvious thatthey may be made offa single piece of wire, slotted at its ends,or oftwo pieces of wire secured together by twisting them about each other,or twisting one about the other.

It is also obvious that suitable ornamentation may be applied to theparts that are in view. While I have shown the invention in connectionwith the fastening of the flaps of a soft collar, it may nevertheless beused to fasten other objects, such as articles of wearing apparel.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent is:

1. A collar fastener comprising a neck or stem portion, and two pairs ofoppositely projecting members adapted to straddle the flaps of a collar,and a'sliding element on one of each of said pairs of memberscooperating with the companion member of the pair to cause a gripping orclamping of the collar flaps between said sliding element and saidcompanion member.

2. A collar fastener comprising a neck or stem, and two pairs ofoppositely projecting members adapted to straddle the flaps of a collar,said members being spaced apart for substantially their full length, anda slidably mounted element on one of each of said pairs of memberscooperating with the companion member of the pair to cause a gripping orclamping of the collar flaps between the' slidably mounted element andcompanion member.

3. A collar bar or fastener com rising two oppositely rojecting forks orngers, and a sliding c amping element mounted upon one of each pair offorks or fingers and designed to cooperate with the companion fork orfinger of said pair in the clamping or gripping of a collar fiap.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

ORSON N. KELLY.

